poverty
Tragedy in a Birhor Village
A strange series of contradictory Indian news stories over the past couple weeks have carried confusing reports about the possible causes of a tragic set of deaths in a Birhor village. It is difficult to sort out the truth, but the essence of the issue—that really poor country people don’t matter and can be used […]
Birhor Increasingly Affected by Naxalite Terrorists
Members of so-called “Primitive Tribal Groups” (PTVs) in Bihar State are increasingly shifting their support to the violent Naxalites, according to a recent survey. The study, completed by Prof. S. Narayan, an anthropologist, was described by a story in the Times of India on May 9. Titled “Status of Primitive Tribal Groups of Bihar,” the […]
Birhor in Danger of Extinction
Sociologists in India are warning that the Birhor society in the state of Jharkhand may be on the verge of extinction, according to a news report this last weekend. The sociologists particularly criticize the state government of Jharkhand, created five years ago out of a part of Bihar state, for not providing proper resources for […]
